Reviews

Well,at first i was against all the remix discs out there.Sorda like tampering with sacred scrolls(lol) but i have to admit after opening or altering my mind a bit i have found a lot of them fun to give a chane.This one i dearly enjoy.But this is just a opinion as The Walrus says"everybody's got one"

Sorry, but cannot agree with the other reviewers (and I like remixing!). Some songs (The End, Oh Darling) are really good. The rest is interesting but not essential. At times (Come together) the sloppy editing affects the listening pleasure.

If you want an excellent mashed-up Beatles album go for "Revolved", if you want a good sounding Abbey Road go for Toshiba CD or MS needle-drop. If you want a fun Abbey Road, this one won't hurt you.

6) I Want You - four minutes of pure static, as if the remixer was trying to turn this masterpiece into "Sister Ray". Horrendous and painful, though the attempt to make a proper ending is interesting. [2/10]

7) Here Comes The Sun - a stereo remix, missing some elements of the album version to make for a slightly simpler song. Pleasant, having almost a 70's Beach Boys feel about it. [9/10]

8) Because - another miss... the remixer attempted to mix different parts of the song with each other, and they just sound out-of-sync, and as though they're constantly stepping over each other. Again, could've been better. [4/10]

9) You Only Give Me Your Money - a marathon extended version, mixing the "good children" vocals over the cropped jam-session ending. It's alright, but the looped vocals at the end tend to get very out of synch. [7/10]

12) Polythene Pam - And we go into another pit. An attempt to make the demo sound trance-y and psychedelic. [2/10]

13) She Came In Through The Bathroom Window - No direction, and the beginning is utterly painful. The almost acoustic body of the song sounds nice, however. [6/10]

14) Golden Slumbers - like Because, this mixes similar parts of the song with each other. Works well enough, but can be distracting. The main part ("Golden slumbers fill your eyes") is heavenly. [7/10]

15) Carry That Weight - an attempt to use part of "Money" to make a full ending. Not perfect, but enjoyable. [8/10]

16) The End - a shorter version of the rambling "Natural E" mix. Some parts work, but some parts just don't mesh at all. Luckily, they cut out some of the more horrendous parts, so that boosts the score a little. [7/10]

17) Her Majesty - bizarre. Just bizarre. [2/10]

18) What's This One Called, John? - WTF? Pointless. [0/10]

19) The Ballad Of John And Yoko - almost sounds like an acoustic demo, and sounds nice enough. Loses a couple points for being incomplete, however. [7/10]

20) Ain't She Sweet - I won't rate this, because it's just the OOPS of the Anthology mix; nice enough though, but not a true 'remix'.

21) Old Brown Shoe - a cool stereo remix with slight elements of the demo if you listen closely. Can't complain, really. [9/10]

Yeah, it's a hit and miss affair, depending on your status as a fan...The casual fan might not appreciate what went into the making of these tracks. Maybe they ought to stick to the albums. Musicians, recording engineers, diehard fans that collect mono versions and obscure tracks that know the sounds inside and out will truly appreciate what has been done. Hardcore bootleg collectors that are finding they have the core collection now and still want more might like these differences, too.Personally I like listening to something a bit different for a change from the regular albums. How many times do you need to hear the exact same versions of the same songs you can hear on the radio? Bootlegs are cool, but ultimately limited to what was done way back then, and not every track has a bootleg - yet!It's kinda cool to make something new out of something old. George and Giles Martin had some ideas they presented, but they barely scratched the surface. There is so much more re-creative work that could be done. I'm looking foreward to the day they release multitrack versions for remixers to play with. Can you imagine some interface to let you mix on the fly on the HD-DVD-A of the future? Maybe it could be a recording engineer training tool...I'm sure that if we outlive ourselves, we'll be talking about The Beatles in 200 years from now. Bach. Beethoven. Beatles. This kind of stuff will keep us talking about them for generations.

When I was told about this CD - I was told I would not be disappointed. I must say it is even better than I expected. Some of the mixes are so good - you would think it were done by the Beatles themselves. It kinda makes you wonder if they would have had the technology back then that we have today - Is this what some of the songs may have evolved into??? Some of the reviews have been critical of the CD - I say it is worth a listen. I bet you will listen to it over and over... and I bet you will be happy you did.